Released 20 years ago, labels found on nearly 800,000 packaged goods are getting a makeover. First Lady Michelle Obama will announce today a Nutrition Facts label that incorporates new best practices in health and boasts an updated design.

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Seventy-seven percent of adults across the country say they check out the labels when buying a product, according to a release from The White House. “This is going to make a real difference in providing families across the country the information they need to make healthy choices,” the first lady said in a statement.

The major changes to the Nutrition Facts label include:

• A more prominent display of “calories,” “servings,” and “servings per container” that drives consumers’ attention to these important elements when making informed food choices.
• Requirements for declaring the amount of “Added Sugars” in a food product. This is consistent with the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Institute of Medicine’s determination that calorie intake from added sugar is too high in the U.S. population and should be reduced. Including “Added Sugars” on the label will help consumers know how much sugar has been added to a product.
• Updated serving size requirements to reflect the amounts people currently eat. What and how much people eat and drink has changed since the serving sizes were first put into place in 1993. By law, serving sizes must be based on the portion consumers actually eat.
• “Dual column” labels to highlight both “per serving” and “per package” calorie and nutrition information for the whole package of certain food products
• An abbreviated footnote better explaining percent Daily Value.
• An updated list of nutrients required to be declared based off of public health significance. Vitamin D and potassium—nutrients Americans often do not get enough of—will be required. Calcium and iron will continue to be required. Vitamins A and C are no longer required but can be included on a voluntary basis.

Supporting the first lady’s Let’s Move! initiative, she will make the announcement in D.C. at the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit. Manufacturers that bring in $10 million or more in annual food sales have two years to update their labels. Those who make less are getting an extra year to make the changes.